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Vina Almaviva
Puente Alto 2020
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Vina Almaviva
Puente Alto 2020
Vintage :
2020
Country :
Chile
Region :
Maipo
Subregion
Type :
Red
Style
Deep Full Bodied
Format :
75cl
Alcohol :
14°
Grappes :
68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carménère, 2% Petit Verdot
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Score
Vintage
JS
James Suckling
98
2020
RP
Robert Parker
96
2020
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Reviews
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James Suckling (JS) :
98 Points
(2020)
Fresh and deep nose, full of blueberries, minty cassis, mussels, cigars, dark spice and roasted sesame oak, which will need a year or two to fully integrate. A medium-to full-bodied Almaviva with supple, silky tannins and a wealth of black and blue fruit that provides a lot of charm now. Voluptuous and flattering on the palate, hallmarked by its tension and taut texture. Very long. This is the 25th anniversary bottling. 68% cabernet sauvignon, 24% carmenere, 6% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. (5/2022)
Robert Parker (RP) :
96 Points
(2020)
2020 was exceptionally dry, with 75% less rain than usual in the period between May and September, which resulted in an earlier harvest to produce a 2020 Almaviva with 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carmenère (from Peumo), 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, so with no Merlot this time. The process was as careful as possible, without using any bombs, doing manual and optical sorting of the grapes, pressing in small vertical presses and aging of 20 months in French oak barrels, 73% of them new and the rest second use. The wine reached good ripeness with 14.9% alcohol. It still shows the effect of the élevage a bit, with abundant notes of sweet spices, a creamy touch and some smoke. I tasted it next to the 2019, and the wines have a very similar aromatic palette with a clear note of baked peppers. What was amazing in 2020 was that they harvested the Carmenere almost five weeks earlier than they normally would, and the result is not a green wine at all. As in all dry years, the wines show a little more tannic, a little in the style of the 2017—but the 2020 has more tension than the 2017, and the 2017 was more powerful and with a bigger tannic structure. The 2019 had more volume than the 2018, and the 2020 is closer to the 2019 than the 2018. (LG) (8/2022)
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Puente Alto 2021
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Puente Alto 2021
Chile
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Maipo
RP
97
JS
98
Viña Almaviva is an exquisite embodiment of the harmonious blend between Chilean terroir and French winemaking expertise, resulting in a wine that is not only a milestone for Chilean viticulture but also a beacon of elegance and complexity on the international stage.
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Reviewed by
James Suckling
13-12-2023
. Score:
5